In 2023, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats who control the state legislature grappled over a weeks-late budget and left Albany for the year disagreeing over the governor’s housing proposal. Now, lawmakers are preparing to return to the capitol for the new session starting Jan. 3. For a preview we speak with WNYC capitol reporter Jon Campbell.
In January, Republican Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison will leave his post to assume his new role as State Senator from New York’s 39th District. ...
We catch up with New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat running for another six-year term in November.
On this episode, we bid farewell to one of our own.